PPT-APPROACH TO GAIT DISORDERS, IMBALANCE AND FALLS

Dr Alby Maria Mathews NORMAL GAIT CYCLE  Single gait cycle or stride is defined Period when one foot contacts the ground to when that same foot contacts the ground again Each stride has 2 phases . in rehabilitation. Assistive gait devices in rehabilitation. Reasons for using an assistive gait device are:. Poor balance, . Inability to bear weight on a lower extremity due to fracture or other injury, . Julie . Bouck. , PT, MPT. Six minute walk test. Timed up and go (TUG). Dynamic Gait index (DGI). Observational Gait Scale (OGS). Instrumental Gait analysis (IGA). Functional gait assessment. Rancho Los Amigos. Prof. Drew Smith. Director. MOTION ANALYSIS RESEARCH CENTER. Case Study. 19-yr old, female. 166 cm, 52 kg. Former dancer. Referred to MARC by Physical. Therapist. Slight ‘abnormalities’ in gait. Kinematics. Placing hands over head or pulling up pants improves walking . Tara Kimbason, PGY 3. Feb 21, 2015. Disclosures. the authors report no disclosures. Tara Kimbason, PGY 3. Mentor: Efrain Perez-Vargas, MD. Ryan Duncan, PT, DPT . 1. Fay Horak, PT, PhD . 2. Gammon Earhart, PT, PhD . 3. 1. Assistant Professor, Program in Physical Therapy, Department of Neurology, Washington University School of Medicine. 2. Julie . Bouck. , PT, MPT. Six minute walk test. Timed up and go (TUG). Dynamic Gait index (DGI). Observational Gait Scale (OGS). Instrumental Gait analysis (IGA). Functional gait assessment. Rancho Los Amigos. An Update. Oliver Rix. 12. th. April 2013. Introduction. Outline Methodology. Historic Imbalance Prices. . Modelling of Probabilistic Distributions. Future Imbalance Cost and Risk (On-Going Analysis). Julie . Bouck. , PT, MPT. Six minute walk test. Timed up and go (TUG). Dynamic Gait index (DGI). Observational Gait Scale (OGS). Instrumental Gait analysis (IGA). Functional gait assessment. Rancho Los Amigos. Assisting with Ambulation. Bell Work: 3-21-18. Any . motion of the limbs or other body parts that pulls away from the midline of the . body?. Bending a body . part would be called?. Moving toward thumb side of hand would be . Article . Title. : The interplay between gait, falls and cognition: . can cognitive therapy reduce fall risk?. Presenters: Lise McCarthy, PT, DPT, GCS, CMH SIG Chair. Mariana . Julie . Bouck. , PT, MPT. Six minute walk test. Timed up and go (TUG). Dynamic Gait index (DGI). Observational Gait Scale (OGS). Instrumental Gait analysis (IGA). Functional gait assessment. Rancho Los Amigos. G-EOSFor over 10 years Reha Technology has been successfully developing innovative robot-assisted gait therapy systems for use in the x00660069eld of neurological rehabilitation Based on the end-ex006 Dr. Osama Neyaz. Assistant Professor. Department of PMR. Ambulatory Aids . Assistive . devices for . mobility/ambulation. . Provide . support . and . transmit . body . weight.. Types. Canes . Crutches . Purpose of gait aids. Increase area of support, maintain center of gravity over support area. Redistribute weight-bearing area. Canes. Body weight transmission is 20-25%. OA hip. OA knee. Impaired balance.